Sarah Jessica in The Family Stone

Originally Published: October 24, 2005 Sarah Jessica Parker has officially left Sex and the City behind. She’s starring opposite an ensemble cast that includes Claire Danes, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulroney, Luke Wilson, Diane Keaton and Rachel McAdams in The Family Stone. The Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son (Dermot Mulroney) ….

Film Life Black Movie Awards Red Carpet Report (Since we weren’t allowed INSIDE the damn thang!)

Originally Published: October 24, 2005 My man Charles got some great shots, and some great glimpses, at the recent Film Life Black Movie Awards, at the Wiltern Theater, in LA. Here’s his report: At first I wasn’t going to write an article about the Black Movie Awards since, at the last minute, they decided NOT ….

Battle Angel on Tap for Cameron

Originally Published: June 23, 2005 Director James Cameron has confirmed that his next film will be Battle Angel, a 3-D movie based on the Japanese manga, and starts shooting in December. But there may also be a parallel project shooting, tentatively titled Project 880, sources at Lightstorm Entertainment told The Hollywood Reporter. Both films would ….

The Big Fox 2005 Preview!

Originally Published: December 24, 2004 No doubt about it. Fox has some of the biggest, most anticipated films coming out next year. Do these names ring a bell – Star Wars: Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith, Fantastic Four, Robots, Elektra. WOW! Okay, stay calm. We do have photos, we do have storylines, we do ….

The Gospel Seeks Foregiveness

Originally Published: October 24, 2005 There’s no doubt that African-American cinema is gaining in popularity. From Ice Cube’s Are We There Yet? to Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman, 2005 has seen a diverse slate of surprise hits. What Hollywood has to be careful of is releasing poor quality product to simply cash ….

Rent is Due

Originally Published: October 24, 2005 I have posted the second trailer for the upcoming Rent adaptation, starring an ensemble cast that includes Taye Diggs, Rosario Dawson and Darryl Chan. The story centers on a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty background of New York’s East Village. Check out ….

Danny Boyle Talks 28 Weeks Later

Originally Published: March 17, 2005 Danny Boyle recently told SCI FI Wire that his follow-up to the 2002 hit zombie film 28 Days Later, which is currently titled 28 Weeks Later, will deal with the aftermath of the first movie. “It’s got a very good idea in it,” Boyle said in an interview while promoting ….

Artivist Film Festival 2005 Announces Selections

Originally Published: March 17, 2005 The Artivist Film Festival, the first international activist film festival dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children’s Advocacy, Animal Rights and Environmental Preservation through film, visual arts and music, has announced the roster of films and shorts that will that be screened during the five-day festival beginning April 20 at the ….

Photos from the Two Hustles

Originally Published: December 31, 2004 More great stuff from Kung Fu Hustle and Hustle and Flow. We have some photos from the set of Kung Fu Hustle, and we are also unveiling one from Hustle and Flow. We already announced that both films will screen at Sundance in January (See: 12/26 Kung Fu and 12/26 ….

Lost Season Finale Spoilers

Originally Published: March 14, 2005 Producers of the hit ABC TV show Lost confirmed spoilers about the show’s upcoming season-ending episodes in a talk with fans attending a Museum of Television and Radio session in Hollywood, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter. One of the show’s regular characters will die by the end of the ….

U.S. Kung Fu Hustle Trailer

Originally Published: February 23, 2005 Sony Pictures Classics has released links to the U.S. trailer for Kung Fu Hustle. Sony picked up rights to the U.S. distribution of the film, just as it had its U.S. premiere at Sundance in Park City recently. The story is set in 1940’s Canton, China, and follows Sing (played ….

Ring Two Coming ‘Round

Originally Published: February 23, 2005 DreamWorks has posted the trailer, photos and scenes from the upcoming horror sequel, The Ring Two. Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts (21 Grams) reprises the role of investigative reporter Rachel Keller in the film. For the trailer, photos and exclusive scenes from the film CLICK HERE.

The Magic Behind Sin City

Originally Published: March 19, 2005 Texas Instruments Cinema technology, the digital cinema projection technology deployed in movie theatres worldwide, assisted the directors and visual effects team of Miramax and Dimension Film’ Sin City during post-production to achieve the desired comic-book feel of the movie. Directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller relied upon DLP Cinema projectors ….